
Learning from experience: Here are nine things not to do while deer hunting
Because I’ve made so many mistakes over 40 years of hunting deer, I like to think that I’ve become sort of an expert at avoiding them. At least until my next one.

Because I’ve made so many mistakes over 40 years of hunting deer, I like to think that I’ve become sort of an expert at avoiding them. At least until my next one.

There’s one deer season in Minnesota that doesn’t require a hunting license. It’s expensive, however.
It’s called the car-deer collision season. The collisions peak from October through December, keeping Minnesota among the Top 10 states

We were sitting in the camper discussing hunt plans for the following morning on the night of Nov. 3 when I mentioned to my dad, Gary Morken, and buddy, Sam Schmid, that mature buck activity

On the days leading up to the Nov. 4 firearms deer opener, Minnesota DNR Conservation Officer Mitch Lawler received word from the agency’s enforcement’s aviation unit about suspicious deer movement in the Alexandria area.

The Minnesota waterfowl season has been a head-scratcher at times. The year began with pretty good success, as reported by a wide range of hunters across the state. But that enthusiasm quickly waned as mild

Last week’s Outdoor News reported a couple of new positive chronic wasting disease cases, one near Grand Rapids and the other around Northfield. That’s two too many, and with firearms hunting under way, expect more.<br

The Minnesota DNR released preliminary reports from the 2023 season and saw an increase in licenses sold, but a slight decrease in turkey harvest.
Even with the decrease in harvest, the 2023 fall season

Don’t winterize your duck boat or stow away your decoys just yet.
That’s the advice from state officials and others who have been closely monitoring the “moody” fall waterfowl migration as the duck season

To anyone on or around the water this fall, the Minnesota DNR offers this reminder: Your safety is your responsibility. With water temperatures consistently dropping, unexpected falls into the water are more likely to end
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